0 something valuable, such as an amount of money, that is given to someone who succeeds in a competition or game or that is given to someone as a reward for doing very good work: --
1 to think that someone or something is very valuable or important: --
2 to use force to lift something off something else, for example by pressing a tool against a fixed point; to separate things using force: --
3 A prize animal, flower, or vegetable is one that has won or deserves to win a prize in a competition because it is of very good quality: --
4 a reward for victory in a competition or game: --
5 given as a prize, or having won or deserving to win a prize: --
prize money
Her internationally acclaimed novel has won several literary prizes.
The children collected their prizes and then went back to their places.
Carlos was awarded first prize in the essay competition.
There's a prize for the fastest three runners in each category.
First prize is a fortnight in Barbados and second prize is a weekend in Rome.